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Table 6 Compliance of the patients to medication

From: A comparative study of the quality of care and glycemic control among ambulatory type 2 diabetes mellitus clients, at a Tertiary Referral Hospital and a Regional Hospital in Central Kenya

Variable

Overall

KNH

TDH

P value

n (%)

n (%)

Morisky scale

 High adherence

101 (50.5)

54 (45.0)

47 (58.8)

0.057

 Intermediate /low adherence

99 (49.5)

66 (55.0)

33 (41.2)

 

Would you visit any other health facility for the management of your diabetes?

 Yes

32 (16.0)

25 (21.2)

7 (8.8)

0.020

 No

168 (84.0)

93 (78.8)

73 (91.3)